PAIDA young man or boy?
clayton stirling bartholomew
c.s.bartholomew at worldnet.att.net
Fri Dec 8 17:41:53 EST 2000
on 12/08/00 2:29 PM, Christopher Hutson wrote:
> On the age identification of a PAIS, Carl is correct that usage varies
> widely
Tony,
Homer uses PAIS (PAIDOS) for Hephaisto the son of Hera in Iliad A:596. Since
he is running around serving the nectar of the gods (booze) at a feast of
the gods he must be at least 21 years of age or it wouldn't be legal.
:-)))))
Clay
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